New Releases by Lori Van Pelt

Legendary western writer and noted anthologist Robert J. Randisi offers up a winning hand with fourteen never-before-published tales of the Old West, each revolving around the central theme of gambling. Among the stories you can expect to be dealt here are: Jacks or Better by Johnny Boggs A Cold Deck by Phil Dunlap The Reckoning by Randy Lee Eickhoff It Takes a Gambler by Jerry Guin Odds on a Lawman by Christine Matthews Pay the Ferryman by Matthew P. Mayo White Face, Red Blood by Rod Miller Hazard by Nik Morton Acey Deucy by John Nesbitt The Mark of an Imposter: An Evelyn Page/Calvin Carter Adventure by Scott Parker Horseshoe and Pistols by Robert J. Randisi Too Many Aces by Charlie Steel Missouri Boat Race by Chuck Tyrell The Legend of 'Blind Ned' Baldwin by Lori Van Pelt

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) was the best-known female aviator of her time. She set altitude records, speed records, and transcontinental flight records. Earhart championed the efforts of women in aviation. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world but, just days before her fortieth birthday, vanished, together with navigator Fred Noonan, in the Pacific en route to tiny Howland Island. Searches continue, and the new technologies being employed may eventually solve the mystery.

Barney Ford, former slave who owned Cheyenne's most famous hotel. Prairie Rose Henderson, champion cowgirl who died on the prairie. George D. Rainsford, architect, horse rancher, and eccentric. Willis Van Devanter, judge, attorney, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Estelle Reel, first woman elected to state office in the nation. Charley Irwin, larger-than-life stockman and rodeo producer. Elwood Mead, wrote water laws that became standard around the world. Asa Shinn Mercer, author of Wyoming's most famous "burned book." Book jacket.

Fourteen stories of colorful western characters and how they are transformed.